Preserving Historical and Contemporary Artist Techniques
Our mission is to preserve and educate new generations of artists using historical and contemporary techniques and modern earth friendly products.
Education
Free online and in-person seminars teaching new and contemporary techniques.
Preservation
Acquiring and preserving older art forms to inspire future generations
Creativity
Learning core principles from the "old masters" to enhance creativity.
Sharing
Sharing our love of art, while bringing the community together through this common goal.
JansenArt®
Our love of art dates back to our formation in 1997. Today the foundation operates within our Sidney location, Sidney Fine Arts Center, Sidney, NE USA
Connection Through Art
David and Martha Jansen have traveled the around the world sponsoring teaching and expositions to connect artist through history and creativity. Here, at the Hiroshima Peace Park JansenArt exposition in 2016.
JansenArt® Foundation Inc.
Art Unites All of Us
For several generations JansenArt teachers have traveled the world bringing historical and contemporary art instruction and techniques to new artists. Today with the internet we can reach more potential artists and introduce them to techniques that will expand their artistic abilities. Come join our artistic journey!
Our Vision
We believe there is an artist inside everyone!
Make friends from around the world with common artistic goals
After 35 years and almost 2 million miles of travel teaching and sharing the love of art, we have created this foundation in hopes to reach even more people looking to start their journey through the arts. We will be here to help and teach you as you travel along this creative path.
David Jansen, Director, CEO JansenArt Foundation Inc.
Veteran Scholarship Program
From Art Supplies to online classes and seminars, we honor our veterans. Click here to learn more and apply.
The goal of our scholarship program is to improve access to education for artist's facing personal hardships and expand the availabilty of art therapy.
Share, create, learn and inspire. This is what we do!
Creativity
We feel with the right tools, anyone can be creative. You just need the door opened for you.
Education
Knowledge opens doors and creativity. With the correct techniques and information, anyone can be an artist.
Preservation
One of our core goals is to preserve and protect as many different forms of art as possible for future generations to enjoy.
Sharing
Another one of our core goals is to share the love of art with as many as possible through free education and teaching.
FREE ONLINE CLASSES
Learn to paint and create beautiful works of art for free with our foundation sponsored online classes. Join our social networks to reach out to hundreds of teachers and students from around the world.
Currently our free youtube education channel has over 450 free full length videos lessons showing you how to paint everything from portraits to flowers. Landscape, seacapes and so much more.
Learn, Create, Share
It is easier to be creative when you have a library of techniques to inspire you. Our goal is to teach you those techniques so you can master your creativity. In medicine there is a saying in learning. Watch one, do one, teach one. We feel this applies to art techniques as well.
JansenArt® Foundation Inc. is a Nebraska corporation and Federal 501C3 Private Foundation which provides free art and historical education along with scholarships and other charity work.